This paper reviews the critical role that responsible fatherhood plays in improving outcomes for children and families. It first reviews the history of how the fatherhood "field" took shape in the late 1960s to 1980s, and then, reviews the evolution of fatherhood as a national policy priority. In concludes with relevant research and policy for responsible fatherhood programs.

This report examines the child support system with relation to low-income fathers. By improving service delivery and up front case management, father child support can be increased, which can affect outcomes for children. Additionally, this resource offers best practices from around the country to increase fatherhood engagement for child support.

Through Mathematica Policy Research, this paper reviews data on who these fathers are and their involvement with their families. Mathematica conducted 108 observations of fathers with children under 14 months. The findings speak to programs that seek to provide targeted services for fathers within serving children and families.

This program sought to review grants given by the OCSE to implement responsible fatherhood programs to encourage fathers to pay child support by increasing employment and income, encouraging more involvement in parenting, and motivating child support compliance. This article reviews the outcomes across the eight sites.

This policy brief from the Family Strengthening Policy Center (FSPC), funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, seeks to describe an approach to strengthen families with children in low-income communities. The model uses the research that children thrive when cared for by supportive families in supportive communities. This brief reviews ways of enhancing supports with families and communities to improve positive outcomes for children.

This newsletter, from the North Carolina Department of Social Services and the Family and Children's Resource program, gives guidance on best practices to serving families. The article focuses on fatherhood involvement in child welfare and strategies for improving engagement among fathers.

This resource provides information to stakeholders running fatherhood programs with tools related to fatherhood, including program development and funding and the Responsible Fatherhood Management Information System.

The Urban Institute, with the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago, conducted the Study of Fathers' Involvement in Permanency Planning and Child Welfare Casework. This study reviewed the extent to which child welfare agencies identify, locate, and involve nonresident fathers in case planning. This paper reviews the results of the study on the steps that child welfare agencies take with engaging nonresidential fathers,; possible barriers, and the policies that affect involvement.

From the Children's Bureau, Office of Child Abuse and Neglect, this manual was built upon the important role that fathers play in child wellbeing. Authors review how to enhance the roles of fathers in their children's lives. Providing guidance to CPS caseworkers, this resource provides recommendations to increase father involvement in the case planning process.

This pilot Healthy Marriage Initiative, called Healthy Marriage, Responsible Fatherhood, was implemented in Nampa, Idaho as a coalition of faith- and community-based partners. Through OPRE, this resource provides information on the local implementation of a healthy marriage campaign.